Perth man charged after trespassing onto tarmac at airport
A man who had been in bushes next to a major Australian airport and made his way onto the tarmac has pleaded guilty to trespassing.
The 33-year old man from Perth was stopped by airline workers who spotted him on the Perth Airport tarmac about 9.30pm on Tuesday.
He managed to enter the airport from bushland and reach the tarmac before he was arrested by the Australian Federal Police.
He appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to trespassing on Commonwealth land.
AFP detective acting inspector Aden Jama said it was dangerous for unauthorised people to be on the tarmac around aircraft and such incidents also put workers at risk.
“If you trespass on Commonwealth land or enter an airside security zone without authorisation, you will face prosecution,” he said.
The AFP provides aviation security at nine major airports in Australia.
The man will be sentenced on May 25.